Written, printed or graphic information on or accompanying any article or any of its packaging, containers, or wrappers.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
label (noun)1.
archaic - band fillet , specifically one attached to a document to hold an appended seal
2.
a heraldic charge that consists of a narrow horizontal band with usually three pendants
3.
a) a slip (as of paper or cloth) inscribed and affixed to something for identification or description
b) written or printed matter accompanying an article to furnish identification or other information
c) a descriptive or identifying word or phrase as
(1) - epithet
(2) a word or phrase used with a dictionary definition to provide additional information
d) a usually radioactive isotope used in - labeling
4.
an adhesive stamp (as for postage or revenue)
5.
a) (1) a brand of commercial recordings issued under a usually trademarked name
(2) a recording so issued
(3) a company issuing such recordings
b) the brand name of a retail store selling clothing, a clothing manufacturer, or a fashion designer
transitive verb
1.
a) to affix a label to
b) to describe or designate with or as if with a label
2.
a) to distinguish (an element or atom) by using an isotope distinctive in some manner (as in mass or radioactivity)
b) to distinguish (as a compound or cell) by introducing a traceable constituent (as a dye or atom) - labeled
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
label (noun)a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
SYNONYMS:
marker, tag, ticketRELATED WORDS:
caption, legend; brand, emblem, hallmark, logo, mark, symbol, trademark; badge, decal, plaque, seal, stamp, sticker1.
to attach an identifying slip to
SYNONYMS:
mark, tag, ticketRELATED WORDS:
caption, earmark, hallmark, stamp; call, designate, identify, name, tab; entitle, style, term, title; brand, stigmatize2.
to give a name to
SYNONYMS:
baptize, call, christen, clepe, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, label, nominate, style, term, titleRELATED WORDS:
brand, stigmatize, tag; denote, specify; miscall, misname, mistitle; code-name, nickname; rechristen, relabel, rename; surnameLabel, Sign, Symbol, Token, Badge, Emblem, Stamp, Note, Annotation, Designation